Apple veteran wins Gates’ backing for Michigan battery start...
18 October 2021
DETROIT: Amid a boom in electric-vehicle production and a race for innovations that improve these new cars’ range and cost, battery startup Our Next Energy said today it has raised...
Could high-speed ebikes one day replace cars in city centres...
18 October 2021
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch electric bicycle manufacturer VanMoof has unveiled its first high-speed model, capable of reaching 50kph and thus, in theory, of replacing cars in urban areas....
ACO partners EV Connection to install electric vehicle fast-...
18 October 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: ACO Group is teaming up with EV Connection Sdn Bhd to install a direct-current fast-charging station at ACO Group's new headquarters in Johor Baru as part of its init...
Twins who built US$1.3b Marshmallow app take on insurers
18 October 2021
Alexander (left) and Oliver are disrupting the staid insurance business. — Bloomberg
LONDON: For three centuries, a handful of insurers have dominated the market from the City of ...
Car sales revved up in September as curbs lifted
18 October 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Vehicle sales jumped 153% in September from August due to the full month of restored business operations nationwide following the relaxation of movement restrictions,...
Amsterdam and Helsinki to trial taking more responsible urba...
17 October 2021
PARIS: The cities of Helsinki in Finland, and Amsterdam in the Netherlands, are inviting motorists to participate this fall in a program aimed at relieving congestion in city centr...
Touch ‘n Go eWallet launches DuitNow Transfer
17 October 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Touch ‘n Go eWallet has launched the DuitNow Transfer function, allowing its users to move their money from any internet banking account directly to the eWallet in re...
120 years of Royal Enfield motorcycles
17 October 2021
LONDON: Puristic motorcycles are popular with riders these days and few companies are as good at making them as Royal Enfield, the Indian-based manufacturer whose new products look...
How to choose best home charger for electric car
17 October 2021
BERLIN: Pure electric cars allow emission-free driving and get their power from a mains electricity plug.
Charging at home can take a long time however and most owners will want...
Norway set to become world's first country to achieve 100% e...
16 October 2021
OSLO: From the spring of 2022, all new car sales in Norway could well be electric, whether 100% electric or plug-in hybrid models.
This would make the Scandinavian country the w...
Evergrande's Swedish electric vehicle unit in sale talks, sa...
16 October 2021
The National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) logo is pictured on one of its electric cars at its Beijing headquarters building. — Reuters
STOCKHOLM: The Swedish electric vehicle un...
Over 5,000 fatal road accidents from March 2020 to October 2...
16 October 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: There were over 5,000 fatal accidents from March 2020 to October 2021, says Bukit Aman.
Federal Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Comm Datu...
Prince Charles mocked after saying his car runs on wine and ...
16 October 2021
Prince Charles said his blue 1970 sports car uses E85 fuel produced using a blend of 85% ethanol, food waste and 15% unleaded petrol. — dpa
LONDON: British heir to the throne Prin...
Klang Valley, Melaka to move to Phase 4 of NRP from Oct 18
15 October 2021
PETALING JAYA: The Klang Valley which covers Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and Melaka will move to Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) beginning Oct 18, says Dat...
Highway traffic set to reach four million vehicles
15 October 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic at all major highways is expected to reach four million vehicles daily following the lifting of the interstate travel ban.
Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation...
Rain screws up driver-assistance technology, says AAA study
15 October 2021
AUSTIN: The performance of advanced driver-assistance technology used to help vehicles automatically brake and stay in lanes is significantly reduced by moderate and heavy rain, a ...
Baosteel says it will fight Nippon Steel's patent infringeme...
15 October 2021
LONDON: China's Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd (Baosteel) said on Thursday it disputes Japanese rival Nippon Steel's claims that it infringed patents.
Nippon Steel said on Thur...
After Wild West start, scooter providers chase scale to surv...
14 October 2021
LONDON: The era of breakneck growth for electric scooter firms is giving way to more selective expansion focused on profits as they face tougher regulations, more demanding custome...
Nippon Steel sues Toyota, Baoshan for patent infringement
14 October 2021
A production line of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.'s Kimitsu steel plant is pictured in Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture. — Reuters
TOKYO: Japan's biggest steelmaker Nippon Ste...
Rocking down to Electric Avenue? Good luck charging your car
13 October 2021
LONDON: European and US cities planning to phase out combustion engines over the next 15 years first need to plug a charging gap for millions of residents who park their cars on th...
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